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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Mouse Council want to send Despereaux?
(a) To the dungeon.
(b) To another colony.
(c) To the King.
(d) To the Princess.

2. Where does Gregory put Despereaux?
(a) On top of a bowl.
(b) On a shelf.
(c) On his bed.
(d) Up against his ear.

3. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Furlough.
(d) Gregory.

4. What does Roscuro stumble into when he leaves the dungeon?
(a) A party in the banquet hall.
(b) A soccer game.
(c) A birthday.
(d) Another rat.

5. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?
(a) Is there really a 'happily ever after'?
(b) How big are the rats?
(c) Do rats eat mice?
(d) How many rats are there?

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Despereaux's mother?

2. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?

3. What do the threadmaster and Despereaux have in common?

4. What does Furlough see that makes him think that Despereaux is a goner?

5. What does the light do to Roscuro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?

2. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?

3. What happens when Princess Pea notices him swinging from the chandelier?

4. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

5. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

6. What does the threadmaster ask Despereaux as he is doing his job?

7. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?

8. What does Despereaux do in the all encompassing darkness to make himself feel brave?

9. What does Despereaux suddenly find unbearable, and what does he ask the guards?

10. Why did Antoinette's last word to Despereaux give him little comfort?

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